Community Back To School Celebration

The statewide Back To School Celebration of Rhode Island will be held on Saturday, August 26 from 10:00am to 1:00pm. Celebrations will take place in several communities including Newport, Central Falls, Providence, Cumberland, Pawtucket, West Warwick, and Woonsocket. Families are welcome to attend this free event and receive free backpacks and school supplies.

East Bay Community Action Program’s East Bay Family Health Care, at 6 John H. Chafee Blvd. in Newport, will serve as the host site for the East Bay region. In addition to the free backpacks, exhibitors will be on hand to provide community resources and information to attendees. The goal of this annual event is to build pride and enthusiasm for the coming academic year by providing helpful start-up school supplies to students. For a list of other host sites, visit https://www.btsri.org/.

The major supporters of this year’s Back To School Celebration are: Sodexo School Services, Neighborhood Health Plan of RI, City of Providence, Brett Smiley for Mayor Providence, United Way, Cox Communications, Amica Companies Foundation, BankRI, City of Central Falls, CollegeBound Saver, Providence Community Health Centers, BankNewport, Juntos/Latin Colleague Resource Group, Coastal1 Credit Union, the Rhode Island Foundation, Navigant Credit Union, Rhode Island Energy, Centreville Bank, Rhode Island Department of Health, and the Public Health Accreditation Board.

East Bay Community Action Program is a private, non-profit 501(c) (3) corporation that provides a wide array of health and human services to the residents of Rhode Island’s East Bay, including the municipalities of Barrington, Bristol, East Providence, Jamestown, Little Compton, Middletown, Newport, Portsmouth, Tiverton and and Warren. For more information, visit www.ebcap.org.